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Names of Compounds 1
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Element Roots
100
The prefix that you always drop for the first element
What is mono?
100
HCl
What is hydrogen chloride?
100
ICl
3
What is iodine trichloride?
100
Dinitrogen trioxide
What is N
2
O
3
?
100
The element root of H
What is "hydr"?
200
In binary molecular compounds, the name always ends in these three letters.
What is ide?
200
N
2
S
What is dinitrogen monosulfide?
200
PH
3
What is phosphorous trihydride?
200
Diphosphorus pentoxide
What is P
2
O
5
200
The element root of P
What is "phosph"?
300
You will drop this in the prefix if it is followed by a vowel (ignoring the prefix "mono")
What is "a"?
300
CO
2
What is carbon dioxide?
300
PBr
5
What is phosphorus pentabromide?
300
Carbon tetrabromide
What is CBr
4
300
The element root of B
What is "bor"?
400
You drop the second of this in "mono" if it is followed by a vowel
What is "o"?
400
CO
What is carbon monoxide?
400
SF
6
What is sulfur hexaflouride?
400
Iodine trichloride
What is ICl
3
400
The element root of Se
What is "selen"?
500
Binary Molecular Compounds only include this kind of element
What is nonmetal?
500
N
2
O
4
What is dinitrogen tetroxide?
500
SiO
2
What is silicon dioxide?
500
Diarsenic Pentoxide
What is As
2
O
5
500
The element root of Te
What is "tellur"?